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BREAKING: IGP orders immediate unsealing of 23 Rivers LGA secretariats
The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and swearing in of new chairmen. This was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko earlier on Monday morning. She said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Bala acting on the orders of the IGP, Kayode…
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PDP wins 30 of 31 LGs in Akwa Ibom Council Election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 30 of the 31 local government chairmanship seats in the October 5, 2024 LG election in Akwa Ibom State. The result was announced on Sunday by the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC). The commission also indicated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won one local government area. Following the successful conduct of…
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Fubara swears in Rivers local government chairmen
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event was attended by Bauchi State…
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Oyetola, Abiodun, others to unveil Inland Dry Port in Ogun
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, Governor Dapo Abiodun and others will on Friday, October 11, lead the foundation-laying ceremony for the Inland Dry Port in Ogun State. The port, located at the Dry Port City in Soderu Village, Itori, along the Papalanto-Ewekoro axis of the state, is part of ongoing efforts to boost economic growth…
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BREAKING: AA wins Etche LG in Rivers Polls
Uzodinma Nwafor of the Action Alliance (AA) has been declared winner of the Chairmanship election held on October 5 in the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Chairman of Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Adolphus Enebeli, made the declaration on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He stated that the AA also clinched all the…
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Fubara set to swear in 22 elected Rivers Council Chairmen
Baring any minute change, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will on Sunday (today) swear in the newly elected council chairmen of the 22 local government areas. The exercise which would be held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted…
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SERAP asks Tinubu to withhold allocations to States with unelected LG Chairmen
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to withhold allocations to states that have failed to conduct credible local government elections. On October 5, elections were held at the grassroot levels in some states like Rivers, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa. Most states, however, are yet to conduct local government polls and still collect money from…
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How myself, sisters were denied our rightful inheritance- Abiola’s Son, Abdulmumuni
Abdulmumuni Abiola, one of the sons of the late Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, Moshood Abiola, has taken jabs at his older brother, Kola, for allegedly refusing to give him and his sisters their rightful inheritance from their father. He disclosed that his late father willed £650,000 to his first four wives. Abdulmumuni revealed in a programme titled ‘Mic On Podcast’…
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Tinubu congratulates statesman Gen Akinrinade at 85
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated elder statesman and former Chief of Army Staff General Alani Ipoola Akinrinade on his 85th birthday and praised him for his exceptional contributions to Nigeria. He acknowledged General Akinrinade’s illustrious military service, his significant role in the Civil War and his esteemed position as Chief of Army Staff. President Tinubu in a statement by Bayo…
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Israel/Hezbollah war: FG to evacuate citizens from Lebanon
KUNLE SANNI The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it has begun preparations to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Eche Abu-Obe, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, revealed this in a statement issued from Abuja. “The government is working to ensure the safety of Nigerian nationals in Lebanon,…
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